T.A. Fuller Homes, Inc. is a Design/Build company established in 1999. 80% of T.A. Fuller Homes have been custom designed and built for individual clients by Tom Fuller.
Tom has built homes in some of Bloomington’s most desired neighborhoods such as Renwick, Regents Park, Kensington Park, Gentry Honours, East Wingfield, Bellevista, Saddlebrook, Bailey Estates, Rolling Glen, The Outback, Jackson Mill and Orchard Estates (to name just a few).
Tom’s background in building started in 1979 when he served as an apprentice in the Lafayette Carpenters Union. He completed his apprenticeship and got his journeyman status after which he then got his degree in Building Material Technology-Construction from Vincennes University. While at college Tom served as “Student Trustee”, appointed by Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr, “Student Senate President” and “Senior Class President”. After graduating from college Tom started work in residential home construction and worked for two different local builders in Vincennes. Tom served as a Project Manager with one and General Manager for the other. Tom moved to Bloomington in 1990 where he worked for Rogers Building Supply and then for the Wininger/Stolberg Group.
Tom has been involved with the Monroe County Building Association including serving on the Board for several years (and President in 1998), 2007 Builder of the Year, and Builder of the Month once every year since 2000. Tom received the MCBA President’s Award in 2002 for outstanding service to the building industry and the community.
Tom has been a State Life Director with the Indiana Builders Association for several years and is the IBA Builder Area Vice President for Area 6.
Tom is a licensed Indiana Real Estate Salesperson. He has earned his "Certified Green Professional (CGP), Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS), Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) and Graduate Master Builder (GMB) professional designations from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) University of Housing.
Tom is a 2006 graduate of the Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County program. This eight-month program is designed to help people develop leadership skills in the community and the workplace.
Currently, Tom is on the MCBA Board and serves as a State Life Director with the Indiana Builders Association and the IBA Builder Area Vice President for Area 6.
Tom has been married to Teresa since 1984 and they have a daughter named Tara. Tom loves boating, water skiing and he and Tara are certified scuba divers. Tom’s other love besides family is classic muscle cars.
Building a house is a stressful adventure so having the right contractor is vital. For our family the process of building was a truly pleasant and enjoyable experience. We have Tom Fuller to thank for that.
Working with Tom was, without a doubt, a positive experience. Tom’s honesty and credibility created an immediate trust. He listened to our needs, offered helpful but not demanding advice and was always willing to make the changes that we desired. His drafting skills and his well organized work schedule insured the completion of our house in a timely manner. He has remained in close contact throughout this first year and has always responded quickly to any issues or questions that we have had.
If we had it to do over again, we might change a wall color or a window size, but we wouldn’t change contractors. We wouldn’t hesitate a moment to work with Tom Fuller again.
Tom Ellsworth
Dear Mr. Fuller,
This is to heartily thank you for the very successful construction of my marvelous custom home. The first-rate construction, inspired design, sound advice, and patient personal interaction with me were all deeply appreciated. I have heard nothing but raving comments about the house from both friends and strangers.
If there is a better or more ethical builder in the Bloomington area, I would be very surprised.
William E. Studwell
Dear Tom,
Ruth and I wanted to express how happy we are with our new addition. You were able to take our vision for a garage and dining room extension plus a new porch and turn them into a working set of plans that met our highest expectations. The finished product looks like it was part of the original house. We appreciated your expert handling of the different trades and the fact that you made a determined effort to keep the house clean and reasonably private. Your sub contractors were friendly and knowledgeable and did a professional job. Although the weather was an issue you kept us appraised of contractors' comings and goings so that we always knew what was happening. Lastly, you anticipated our needs well enough at the contract signing that change orders were few and not very costly. We would recommend you to anyone considering building a new home or adding on to an existing home.
Jeff Franz
Early 2004, my wife and I decided to build a new house but we did not have any idea as to who to use as our builder. So we started going to open houses to look at the workmanship and design. After looking for a few months, we attended the Bloomington Home Show and met a few of the builders in the area. We were looking for a custom builder, one who did not build a lot of homes at one time, designed homes from scratch, and had high quality. We met Tom Fuller for the first time and really enjoyed what he had to offer in communication, quality, and design style. We toured a couple of his homes and they were well above the quality level and detail of many of the other builders. We showed him a house plan that we liked but needed modification. Tom took our ideas and drew up plans for our new house. Tom valued our input and after a couple of meetings we had our plans exactly as we wanted them. We broke ground late 2004. Since this was the first time that we built a house, we had a lot of questions throughout the process and Tom always made time for us. After a few weather delays. we moved into our new house in March 2005. The quality level was better than we expected. An example of this high quality standard was during the installation of the kitchen floor Tom noticed that the tiling was pulling away from the floor at the edges. He contacted the subcontractor and had the floor removed and corrected before we had time to complain about it. We would use Tom again and we recommend Tom to all our friends who are in the market to build a new home.
Peter and Kacinda Boros
I would highly recommend T.A.Fuller Homes to any prospective homeowner. Tom, the builder, is honest and gets the job done right. I had a limited budget to work with and, throughout the building process, I added a number of upgrades. Tom was very patient in checking various prices and options for these upgrades. He also stayed on budget. Although I've lived in my home for just over two years now, I still contact him every now and then with questions about the house an he is always very responsive when I do so. In short, if you are looking for a good, honest builder, Tom's your man! (from Angie's List)
Julie Anderson